Chapter 240 – Fellowship

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That dream again
A dream in which Edward is falling and he and Jihyeok kiss deeply at the edge of a cliff.
However, this time it was different.
Until now, I had been watching the kissing scene floating in the air as if I had become a soul from a third person’s point of view, but now it was in the first person.
It means that you are the person in charge, and your tongue is intertwined with Jihyeok’s lips.

The doctor, who was concentrating on the sweet kiss with Jihyeok, was startled to the point of fainting when he opened his eyes.
Because his own body seemed to be sucked into a deep pit.
Sensing a feeling of stretching from head to toe, the doctor said,

“Hot!”

I woke up and raised my upper body.
His body, covered with sweat, was now naked.
The doctor, who took a deep breath and calmed himself down, was startled by the low voice coming from next to him.

“My child is fine. Nothing happened.”

Next to the bed, Ji-hyeok, who had brought a chair, was sitting and looking down at the doctor with very gentle eyes.
Recalling the situation in which he had lost consciousness, the doctor’s breath quickened again.

He himself passed out after meeting Jihyeok.
That’s also frightening… No, Ji-hyeok, who radiated calm energy enough to stabilize his mind.
But don’t be fooled. That guy was fake
It’s clear that Tairat is wearing Jihyeok’s mask!
The doctor, clinging to the wall, pulled the blanket up to his neck and shouted.

“Fake…You are fake!”

“I understand that you think so. I couldn’t believe it.”

“…..”

“I will prove anything. From what happened in Sokcho to my sister’s pregnancy… If you have any questions, ask. I keep all the memories with my sister.”

It is useless to try to relive the memory with candy-coated words.
That figure is not the real Jihyeok.
I wanted to think so… But there was a reason to believe.

It was the eyes.
In Jihyeok’s eyes looking at him, there was a feeling of love.
Ji-hyeok’s unique soft eyes that I always saw at home.
There was no way Tyrat could have eyes like that.
No, Jihyeok must have been a tyrat in the first place.

The doctor put a lot of strength into his fist holding the blanket.
His teeth trembled at the tremendous sense of betrayal.
Jihyeok played with himself like a toy.
Intentionally! With a deliberate approach!

“You bastard…!”

Jihyeok let out a small sigh at the doctor’s swear words that seemed to be squeezed out.

“Originally, I had no intention of approaching my sister. I was thinking of making only Sehwa and other Beast Slayers my family. But… Noona really coveted it. I wanted to.”

“Shut up…! Shut up!”

“Life with my sister was fun. I felt that we really loved each other.”

“Don’t talk bullshit!”

“I am sincere.”

“You tricked me… You tricked me into feeding me something like Sehwa’s blood, so I abandoned Edward and made my values ​​change…!”

The doctor believed that Ji-hyeok had been constantly injecting malice into him.
To be precise, it was right to say that I believed so only with my heart.
He knew it in his head.
He said that until he was caught here, Ji-hyeok didn’t do anything and approached him wholeheartedly.

“Your sister is a human being. There is no Aether. His mental strength is quite strong, but he is not out of the ordinary person’s category. The magic power contained in Sehwa’s blood is called malice in other words. Do you know what happens when you inject malice into another ordinary person similar to your sister? Become a slave Do you know Chae Bo-young?”

Could it be that you don’t know
He is the main culprit who recommended drugs to Jihyeok.

“Could it be Chae Bo-young too…?”

“Right. Working for me now She doesn’t look like her sister at all. It’s proactive, but only for the orders I gave it, making it my top priority and moving. Doubt? Of course it can’t be By the way, I injected her with a much smaller amount of blood than my sister.”

“I’m Sehwa’s…”

“Okay. I ate Sehwa’s blood. But why did Saehwa keep telling her noona to trust me?”

“Why… Did you do that?”

“When this situation comes, it is to help my sister adapt quickly. Right now, my sister is pretty calm even though she’s going through a lot of nonsense. Why? Because I feel the same feeling from me as when I was with Sehwa.”

It was.
Dr. Hyeon-jae was thinking of Ji-hyeok’s finely radiating energy as being cozy.
Even my rapidly beating heart naturally became stable.
That’s why I was able to be relatively calm without going crazy even though I was in a situation where I was going crazy.
If it was originally, I would have let go of my mind several times.

“Do you know why my sister thinks Sehwa, Yuria, and my energy are familiar? By eating blood? Of course, there is a reason for that. But there is a most important reason. It’s because the child in my sister’s belly is holding demonic energy.”

“What…?”

“I didn’t know either. I didn’t even instill malice into the child. However, after seeing Sehwa’s blood accepted without difficulty, I was convinced. It was a natural thing in the first place. Since he is a child with mixed demon and human genes, of course he must have had demons as well.”

“…..”

“The magical power contained in Sehwa’s blood, Magi, is mine. Sehwa, who became a demon in the first place, is using my power. Noona, now you have come to think of what Saehwa says as the law, right? My words will be the same. You believe in everything now.”

“Ahhh…!”

“Everything Saehwa said so far was in preparation for meeting me. To feel trust in my words, and to keep my sister’s reason.”

It was definitely what he said.
Currently, I only had a little bit of distrust in the beginning of the conversation with Ji-hyeok, but now I believed everything he said.
Even though I thought I would die from a vase, I deeply accepted all of Ji-hyeok’s explanations as the truth.
Even, as Saehwa said, Jihyeok was considered to be the resting place of her soul… No, furthermore, her only resting place.

And although he hated Jihyeok, he did not hate him.
I wanted to be held in his arms from earlier, and my loving heart was the same.
Is this also the effect of Sehwa’s blood?
Not like that. It was completely my feelings.
This is certain. I could guess.

Sehwa’s actions so far made sense.
Sehwa was an agent. An agent who conveys Jihyeok’s heart.
Everything she said was what Jihyeok wanted to say.
He thought that Ji-hyeok and Tairat were different beings, so he turned around and said so that he would not yearn for a pointless object.

“It’s true that it’s a bit coercive, but… I hope you understand. Going back… My sister didn’t even fall off at once like Chae Bo-young, and she naturally accepted my magic. My child was changing my sister’s constitution.”

Are you saying that the child in her stomach was slowly changing herself into a demon?
So even after drinking Sehwa’s blood… No, Jihyeok’s magic, he didn’t go out of his mind?
As I listened to the explanation, one thing came to my mind.
It was a dream in which he turned into a demon.
I guess the reason I had this dream was because of the child.

“Originally, I was trying to get people to know the truth about me very slowly, one by one. But… Time is running out, so I can’t help it.”

“Can’t help it…?”

“It’s because of Adele. Adele’s divine power affects my body. I’m gradually erasing the magic. Because of this, monsters who rebelled against me also appeared. Didn’t three S-class monsters appear at the same time recently?”

“Then they… Tried to rebel…?”

“Right. So I knocked it off I’m not as strong as Beast Slayer. To me like this, if Magi disappears, there will be nothing but an empty gangjeong.”

Now I know why Jihyeok wanted to put a control device in the device he was going to manufacture.
He was afraid of Adele using Aether’s power and divine power at the same time.
After learning the whole story, the doctor stared blankly at Ji-hyeok, and he continued.

“So I didn’t want it to go on like this. Just in time, I found out that my sister was trying to cheat me and do a background investigation… That’s when I decided. I will turn my sister into a demon.”

“That, I just had to say one word to come back… If I had just said one word that I missed you, I would have given up on everything and left… Why are you doing this and making me suffer so much…?”

“If I said that, do you really think your sister would have come home? Wouldn’t it? Besides… When the child grows up, he will naturally exude demonic energy. If they know that, who will use their hands right away?”

It was Adele.
Adele’s holy power is completely incompatible with Magi’s. It purifies as well as destroys.
What if Adele, who noticed the child’s demonic spirit, uses her divine power?
The child could have completely disappeared from existence.

Does it only purify without extinction? Fortunately, that was a problem in its own right.
The essence of Jihyeok is a demon. If you conceive a child of such a demon and Magi disappears… It’s just like an empty shell, isn’t it?
It would be really frustrating if that happened.
The child’s parents must be Jihyeok and the doctor himself.

“… Jihyeok… I…”

“Actually, the horse said he would turn my sister into a demon, but I can stop here.”

“What…? Then the child’s magic is…”

“I will try to do something. Currently, Sehwa and YuRia are taking a drug that hides demonia, and if we improve it, we will be able to hide the child’s demoniac. Maybe…”

Amado… You’re not sure.
Besides, do you think you will be able to live a normal life after going through this situation now? Never
Also, he had come too far to give up on Ji-hyeok, and he sensed sincerity in his almost pleading words.
He still loves Jihyeok the most in the world.
Even if she had the chance to turn back time, she didn’t want her relationship with Ji-hyeok to be nothing.

Memories with Edward? It’s been a long time since I threw it away and completely forgot about it.
Because of Ji-hyeok’s fairness and Sae-hwa’s blood, he no longer thinks of humans.
Then why is he suffering so much?
Because Jihyeok completely fooled himself? Do you think you can’t truly bond with Jihyeok as a human being?
Probably both.

“I’m so sorry I lied to you.”

Ji-hyeok’s apology seems to have noticed the doctor’s feelings.
She asked, startled.

“This, this too… Blood… No, it’s the effect of magic…? Can you read my mind?”

“It can’t be… Absolutely not. I just look at my older sister’s expression and read it carefully.”

This mind-reading was a foul.
Her horned heart melts.

“Jihyuk-ah…”

“I will respect your sister’s choice. Whether or not my sister becomes a demon, we are a family. That doesn’t change.”

We are family
I was much more excited and excited than when I heard from Sehwa.
If this happened, I’d rather become a demon and escape from all the agony.

Seeing the doctor shaken like this, Jihyeok smiled softly and continued.

“The only thing that is certain is that… My heart that I love my sister will not change. Never.”

It’s not enough to run out of this place right now, but her face turns red and her heart pounds.
The desire to become a demon springs up again and again.

‘A demon… I’m a demon…?’

Sensing Sehwa’s benevolence in the first place, though she tried to set her course towards becoming a demon.
As long as he knew that Ji-hyeok was a Tyrant, and as long as he had a firm love for his child, there was no need to hesitate.
However, there was a catch.
Like Yuria and Sehwa, he hated calling Jihyeok master.
We wanted to share love with each other like before and walk on an equal footing.

“I’m… Scared… If I change, I won’t be me…”

To her doctor’s concern, Jihyeok smiled brightly and tried to reassure her.

“Your sister is your sister. Nature never changes.”

“How sure are you? I’ve already changed after drinking Sehwa’s blood…”

“I’ll bet you. Even if my sister becomes a demon, our relationship will be the same as usual.”

Hearing those words made me a little… No, a lot more stable.
The doctor was deeply troubled as to what answer she would give herself.
Then the doctor, who had almost made up her mind, asked.

“What does it take to become a demon…?”

“There is only one preparation my sister needs. Willpower.”

“It can only be done by will…?”

“My sister has gone through a lot of things with Sehwa and is now in a state where she can accept Magi well. Did you say that before? Sehwa’s magic is my magic. All you have to do is throw away the few remaining lingering feelings.”

Some lingering regrets…? What is it?
Do you want to doubt Jihyeok?
If not, the anxiety of not being human?

“I do not get it…”

“You just have to sincerely swear in front of me that you will give up being human, that you will become a family. Was it Sehwa? If you want to be a family, tell me.”

“…Could Sehwa mean to say that to you…?”

“Exactly.”

I guess that’s the keyword to become a demon.
Covering his face with his hands, the doctor made one promise before making his final decision.

“Ha, promise me one thing… You won’t treat me as an underling…”

“You will only be subordinated to me forever, but our relationship will not change. I promise you everything.”

Subservient? It’s a little unsettling word, but… It also meant that I couldn’t leave Jihyeok.
It didn’t matter because I had no intention of leaving him in the first place.
What’s more, I promise to risk everything…

‘Lets do it…’

Jihyeok is everything to him.
As long as he’s by my side, it doesn’t matter at all if I give up being human.
When I think about this, I feel like all the pain in my mind disappears.
Perspective… Yes, it is a difference in perspective.
Think positively. Rather good
It’s because they get out of the lower race and are reborn as higher beings.

Having made up his mind, the doctor knelt down towards Jihyeok.
It was an instinctive action that felt that the ritual would proceed only in this way.
The doctor, who was staring at Jihyeok’s face, opened his mouth.

“I… Want to become a demon… Want to be a family with you…”

As he spat out the oath that came from his heart, Jihyeok gave a really nice smile and said:

“Thank you, sister.”

That moment,

Fuhuaak-!

From Jihyeok’s body, a tremendous amount of demonic energy bloomed and began to be absorbed into the doctor’s body.

“Huh…!”

It didn’t hurt. It just feels like being greeted by a strong wind all over your body.
The doctor, who accepted the energy with a puzzled expression,

Pudeuk-! Poududeuk!

He was taken aback by the sudden sound of bones reconstructing in his back and lower back.
It wasn’t painful. It’s just that the feeling is unfamiliar.
There is also a tickling, strange feeling in the lower abdomen.
It was a really unfamiliar feeling, but thinking that it was a process of change made me feel at ease.

Becoming a demon He is subjugated to Jihyeok.
Get away from all worries and become a follower only for him.
Now… I just want to be happy.